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2 New Sheqalim Nightingale and Fig
| Issuer | Bank of Israel |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Value | 2 New Sheqalim |
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| Obverse lettering | ישראל / ISRAEL / إسرائيل / 2 שקלים חדשים / 2 NEW SHEQALIM / וְהַתְּאֵנָה חָנְטָה פַגֶּיהָ / The fig tree putteth forth her green figs / שיר השירים ב׳:י״ג / Song of Songs 2:13 |
| Reverse description | At center, a nightingale is depicted in detailed relief, perched upon a leafy branch, facing left. Encircling the left-hand border in English and continuing above in Hebrew is the biblical inscription from Song of Songs 2:12: 'The time of the singing of birds.' The mint year appears in the right field. The design is rendered in a naturalistic artistic style characteristic of Israeli commemorative silver coinage. |
| Reverse script | Hebrew, Latin |
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